As the Supreme Court revisits the Voting Rights Act, we remember that the journey to that decision was long and hard. Black Americans labored tirelessly for civil rights, including the right to vote—a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S.

Black South Carolinians voted in 1948 for the first time since Reconstruction. This successful crusade, like many others, helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Credit - North Carolina Central ...

Senator Dick Durbin criticizes Trump Administration's attacks on voting rights and advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore voter access.

Questions about the Voting Rights Act’s constitutionality have long been hanging in the air at the Supreme Court. But it was only earlier this month, in an order expanding a Louisiana redistricting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WASHINGTON – When Congress passed landmark civil rights legislation in 1965 to stop racial discrimination in voting, only six members of the U.S. House were Black. Today, there are 10 times as many ...

Since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law in 1965, African Americans have been allowed to vote in elections for the past 60 years. After an oral argument in the Supreme Court that’s disputing a ...

Last month, the U.S. celebrated the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. The legislation promised “to enforce the 15th amendment” and ...